Stanislaw Borowski-Wilczyński
September 26, 2024

The exhibit was purchased in 2014. Stanislaw Borowski - Managing Director of the Aero Club and Board Member of JB Aviation. There are many aviation-related collector's items in the company's headquarters. It's natural in this industry that over the course of several decades whether by accident or passion such gems have fallen into our hands. There are indeed quite a few; from small artifacts, to pre-war aviation magazines, to, for example, decades-old engine boxes in factory condition. Badin's Flight Controller is unique because of the circumstances under which it was acquired - well, it was just unbelievable luck! It is worth noting that this unique counter will soon be 100 years old!

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"Quite by accident, snooping around on allegro I fell into an auction with an item identified as something from the plane, priced at 600 zloty. I remember vividly that my hand was shaking as I clicked buy now. This is one of the most valuable collector's items we have in the company. As far as I know, literally a few have survived, and this one is in almost perfect condition. I think it's worth a lot more today (probably 20-30 thousand), but it's not for sale..."